A method and apparatus that uses the Internet protocol, TCP/IP, for a home control network. The invention also provides embedded servers, email clients at the electrical boxes. The invention integrates the Internet to the electrical outlet, switch, or appliance boxes using a low cost embedded web se
A method and apparatus that uses the Internet protocol, TCP/IP, for a home control network. The invention also provides embedded servers, email clients at the electrical boxes. The invention integrates the Internet to the electrical outlet, switch, or appliance boxes using a low cost embedded web server.
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1. An apparatus for selectively energizing an electrical load, comprising: a relay coupled between current leads for controlling a flow of current to an electrical load, the relay having one state that conducts current to the electrical load to activate the load and the relay having a second state t
1. An apparatus for selectively energizing an electrical load, comprising: a relay coupled between current leads for controlling a flow of current to an electrical load, the relay having one state that conducts current to the electrical load to activate the load and the relay having a second state that cuts off current to the electrical load to deactivate the load;a bidirectional network interface for receiving control commands from an external source and for transmitting status information concerning the apparatus to the external source;a controller configured to: enable the relay,receive an HTTP command via the network interface, wherein the HTTP command causes the controller to control the relay, andgenerate a first web resource information that specifies interactions to the electrical load and an external sensor in response to the HTTP command; andcircuitry coupling the relay, the network interface, and the controller,wherein the HTTP command specifies a second web resource information corresponding to the circuitry. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the relay comprises a triac. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network interface comprises a standard Internet/Intranet network interface coupled to the controller. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the standard Internet/Intranet network interface operates according to a TCP/IP protocol. 5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the standard Internet/Intranet network interface operates according to an UDP/IP protocol. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises at least one of an embedded controller, an embedded computer, a microcontroller, or a microcomputer. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises: a storage device that stores a set of instructions; andat least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor being operative with the set of instructions in order to execute an application. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the application comprises a web server. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the application comprises a Simple Transport Mail Protocol application. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the application comprises a File Transport Protocol application. 11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the application comprises an instant messaging application. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network interface receives the HTTP command across a wired connection. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the network interface receives the HTTP command across a wireless connection. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrical load is an AC electrical load. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry further couples the controller to a power network, the power network being configured to provide voltage to operate the controller. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to interface with an EEPROM. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to interface with an Ethernet controller.
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